MBTA Management and Leadership Program 2022 - COHORT 3
Alumni Event
Pre-Reading
“The Work of Leadership,” by Ron Heifetz & Donald Laurie, Harvard Business Review here.
Workshop Presentation
PowerPoint Presentation here.
Worksheets
Leadership Rubric here.
Additional Resource
The KONU Adaptive Leadership Podcast, “On the Balcony” here.
Session 1: Diagnosing Problems & Challenges
Pre-Reading
Excerpt of Chapter 2, “The Theory Behind the Practice” from The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Ron Heifetz, Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow here.
Worksheets
Adaptive vs. Technical Challenges Worksheet here.
Small Group Case Consultation Guide here.
Scheduling Small Group Sessions Worksheet here.
Case Presenter Prep Worksheet here.
Workshop Presentation
PowerPoint Presentation here.
Session 2: Mapping the system and engaging others productively
Pre-Reading
“The most underrated skill in management” by Nelson Repenning, Don Kieffer, and Todd Astor here.
“Strategies for Learning from Failure” by Amy Edmondson here.
Worksheets
Check-in Questions Worksheet here.
Authority Audit Worksheet here.
Perspective Mapping Worksheet here.
Workshop Presentation
PowerPoint Presentation here.
Additional Resource
“31 Powerful Questions” from the Co-active Training Institute here.
Session 3: Leadership Interventions
Pre-Reading
Chapter 10, “Act Politically” from The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Ron Heifetz, Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow here.
“Exercising Influence without Formal Authority” from Becoming a Manager by Linda Hill here.
Workshop Presentation
PowerPoint Presentation here.
Worksheets
Check-in Question & Intervention 1 Worksheet here.
Intervention 2 & 3: Adjusting the Heat Worksheet here.
Intervention 4: Adaptation & Managing Loss Worksheet here.
Closing Commitments Worksheet here.
Additional Resources